The St Rita Varsity Boys Basketball season ended in the playoffs on Saturday February 21 with a 41-27 loss to St Hillary of Pico Rivera. The Cougars were the 8-1 Co-Champs of the Big Ten Conference. St Rita was second in the East Foothill Conference following a 38-35 loss to Champion Holy Angels. The boys played with intensity and tireless effort all year, but had difficulty scoring for much of the season. That problem unfortunately persisted in the playoffs. In addition to the second place finish in league, the boys finished third in the Raider Shootout and fourth in the Bosco Tech Tournament.

On Jan 17 and 18, St Rita will sponsor our annual “Raider Shootout” Varsity and JV boys basketball tournament. St Rita has been putting on this tournament at St Francis for more than 25 years.The schedule and the parent volunteer work shifts are available for download below.

The combined schedules for all teams can be seen below. You can also download the schedule below. Note that there will undoubtably be weather related changes as well as some added games. VB = Varsity Boys VG = Varsity Girls BB6 = Sixth Grade Boys BB5 = Fifth Grade Boys BG = B Girls

On Monday December 8, Wednesday December 10, Saturday December 13 and Sunday December 14, the Varsity Boys Basketball team will play in the Annual Don Bosco Tech High School Tournament. The first game is at 8 pm on the Monday (athletes arrive by 7:15 pm), followed by a game on Wednesday at 8 pm. The Saturday and Sunday game times depend on the results of the earlier games.

The address to google for directions is 8301 Arroyo Dr, Rosemead, CA, 91770. Don’t google the actual school address because we must park in the back. The school address will bring you to the front of the school.

Directions to Bosco Tech: Take San Gabriel Blvd south past the 10 Fwy. Just before the 60, there is a “Y” in the road. Straight is Paramount Blvd and left is San Gabriel Blvd. Take either one. If you turn on San Gabriel at the light, take a right on Lawrence before you reach Bosco Tech and a left on Arroyo. If you go straight onto Paramount, you will turn at the first left which is Arroyo. Once you are on Arroyo from either route, turn left into the driveway at the back of Bosco Tech by the St Joseph retreat center. Park in the main lot and walk past the baseball fields to the gym. Do not park inside as you will likely be locked in. We must park behind the school. Access through the front will be closed. Arrive for all games 45 minutes before game time.

Starting with the winter sports season, we are using new forms for joining sports teams. The form gives your permission for your child to participate, provides for an emergency cell phone contact, explains requirements for participation and explains the sports fee. Your child will not be issued a uniform until the form comes in and the fee is paid or a waiver is issued. Please download the form below if it did not come home with your child. Thank you, Randy Davies, Athletic Director

We are selling St Rita Spirit Wear to show pride in our school and support for our teams. These shirts can be worn on special days at school, to practice, to our games and can be worn in lieu of the PE shirt on the West Campus. They can also just be worn around town. On display, outside the office, are three styles of the “St Rita Raiders” shirt as well as the football and volleyball shirts being worn by our athletes. St Rita hats and visors are also being sold. You can purchase items in the office this week only. After that the order form that can be downloaded below must be used to make a purchase (you may use it now as well). We will send home the item(s) that day if available. We have a good stock available, but if we need to order it, it will take about a week. Be sure to make all checks payable to “St Rita Athletics”.

T-shirts of any style are available in men’s sizes youth medium through adult x-large for $10 (we can get youth small if there is a demand). 2XL shirts are $13. Larger sizes can be ordered for $14. Women’s v-neck shirts are in sizes adult small through adult large for $13. Other sizes can be ordered. Visors with an embroidered “St Rita” on the front are $15. Flex-fit hats with an embroidered St Rita and logo are $20. They are in small/medium and large/x-large sizes.